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Air mattress

US8127386B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 26, 2008
Grant dateMar 6, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G7/05715
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an air mattress (1) including a plurality of levels of air mattress layers (5, 7) which are vertically stacked, in each of the levels of air mattress layers (5, 7), flexible hollow air cells (43, 23) each extending along the width of the air mattress (1) are arranged in parallel with each other in the longitudinal direction of the air mattress (1), air cells (43, 23) in each of the upper air mattress layer (7) and the lower air mattress layer (5) are divided into a plurality of groups such that the air cells (43, 23) are expanded or contracted in units of the groups by supplying or discharging air to/from these air cells (43, 23).

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